Breaking: Sultan announces end of Ramadan fast, declares tomorrow as Eid-fitr

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The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Saa’d Abubakar III has formally declared the end of Ramadan 1440 (A.H) after the new crescent of Shawwal had been sighted in Kebbi and Borno States.

The Sultan, who doubles as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has therefore asked Nigerian Muslim faithful to observe the Solatul Eid tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

In his nationwide broadcast monitored by Muslim News on the NTA Network at exactly 9: 35pm, Sultan Abubakar stated that the moon was also sighted in Katsina and Yobe State.

Muslim News reports that the Sultan felicitated with the entire Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and all over the world on this year’s Ramadan Fast, praying that the Almighty Allah will accept the fast as an act of Ibadah.